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Busiest rail span in the entire western hemisphere. let me say that again. it is the busiest rail span in the entire western hemisphere. 450 trains pass over it every day. 200,000 amtrak and new jersey transit passengers. by ships and barges also need to get under it. and many cant fit. that means the bridges need to swing open and closed again. a process that stops real traffic and causes other problems. the bridge opens over 100 times a year and 15% of the time something goes wrong. 15% of the...

Rail span in the entire western hemisphere. let me say that again. its the busiest rail span in the entire western hemisphere. 450 trains pass over it every day. 200,000 amtrak and new jersey transit passengers. but ships and barges also need to get under it. many cant fit. that means the bridges need to swing open and closed again, a process that stops rail traffic and causes other problems. the bridge opens over 100 times a year. and 15% of the time, something goes wrong. 15% of the time. for ...

But 110 years ago, today, its been called something different. a choke point, a bottleneck. in achilles heel in the northeast corridor. its become the busiest rails band and the entire western hemisphere. let me say that again. that busiest rail span and the entire western hemisphere. at peak usage, 450 trains pass over it every day. 200,000 amtrak and new jersey transit passengers, but ships and barges also need to get under it. many can fit. in that means that bridges need to swing open and cl...